Two short analysis pieces on tax and welfare. This analysis is published by the BBC, who asked several experts to give a viewpoint on aspects of the Scottish government White Paper 'Scotland's Future'.
Authors
Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Comment details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Adam, S and Phillips, D. (2013). The White Paper: tax and welfare [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/white-paper-tax-and-welfare (accessed: 2 May 2024).
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